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| 100 | 1 | _aHolmes, Mary Johnson | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe house of five gables |
| 246 | 1 | _aThe house of 5 gables | |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2023-01-08 | ||
| 508 | _aRichard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _a"The House of Five Gables" by Mary Johnson Holmes is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Roger Willing, a man heir to a legacy filled with grandeur but overshadowed by debts and personal turmoil, as he navigates complex relationships with loved ones and former slaves. The narrative explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the impact of societal precepts on personal happiness. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to the dilapidated yet intriguing house of five gables, once a symbol of grandeur but now a mere shadow of its former self. Roger Willing faces mounting challenges as he is drawn into a whirlwind of emotions that involves his wife, Mary, and the beautiful slave Bella. A mix of desperation and hope leads Roger on a journey to England, where love intertwines with duty, ultimately resulting in a fateful return home that has severe implications for all characters involved. There is also a hint of impending tragedy driven by Roger’s reckless lifestyle, which sets the stage for conflict and emotional turmoil as we delve into the lives bound by the house’s dark history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited States: Hurst and company, 1892 |
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| 653 | _aUnited States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction | ||
| 653 | _aWheeling (W. Va.) -- Fiction | ||
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/houseoffivegable00holm | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69741 |
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